win98se linksys pci card install

[jazzisjazz]

Howdy all,

Often when I am trying to install a network card on a win98se pc the process calls for the os cd to be put into the drive for files to be loaded. Several times the files are not found and this causes a problem on the next boot up. Is there any way to avoid this?

I'll be happy to add any necessary details to get this answered.

Thanks

jazzisjazz

 

[networkman]

Why not just copy the contents of the Win98 folder on the install CD onto your harddrive, say into a folder like c:\windows\options\cabs

Then run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Setup

and look for the string reading "SourcePath" Right-click it and Modify it to read as above, ie "c:\windows\options\cabs\" (don't forget the "\" at the end). Close Regedit, and that will take care of Windows not having to look for the CD every time.